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psychiatrists

/saɪˈkaɪətrɪsts/ /psaɪˈkaɪətrɪsts/

Meanings
noun
A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.

Examples :

"Many psychiatrists prescribe medication to help their patients manage mental health conditions. "
medicine person job mind human

Related Words

Illustration manage

manage noun

/ˈmænɪdʒ/ /ˈmænədʒ/

The act of managing or controlling something.

"The management of the school's budget was the principal's responsibility. "

Illustration health

health noun

/hɛlθ/

The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.

"Her mental health is really affected by stressful environments."

Illustration prescribe

prescribe verb

/pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/

To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).

"The doctor prescribed aspirin."

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

Illustration conditions

conditions noun

/kənˈdɪʃənz/

A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

"The program will run smoothly under these conditions: the computer has enough memory and the internet connection is stable. "

Illustration mental

mental adjective

/ˈmɛntəl/

Of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.

"My mental health is important to me, so I try to get enough sleep each night. "

Illustration medication

medication noun

/mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.

"My grandmother takes several medications for her high blood pressure. "

Illustration patients

patients noun

/ˈpeɪʃəns/ /ˈpeɪʃnz/

A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.

"The doctor spoke kindly to her patients before giving them their medicine. "

Illustration medical

medical noun

/ˈmɛdɪkl̩/

A medical examination.

"The doctor performed a thorough medical to determine the cause of her headache. "

Illustration psychiatry

psychiatry noun

/saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/

The branch of medicine that subjectively diagnoses, treats, and studies mental disorders and behavioural conditions.

"A student's struggles with anxiety led her family to seek help from a psychiatrist. "

Illustration doctor

doctor noun

/ˈdɒktə/ /ˈdɑktɚ/

A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.

"If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor."

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specializing verb

/ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪsɪŋ/

To make distinct or separate, particularly:

"The doctor is specializing in heart conditions to better understand and treat them. "